Improvement in cask-fillers



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Letters Patent No. 103,845, dated .Time 7, 1870.

I MPROVEMNT IN' CASK-FILLERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom lit may concern Be it known that I, DAvID COPE, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented a certain new and Improved Cask-Filler; and I do hereby deciare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings which form part of this specification, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to sayi 'Heretofore the lilling of casks and like utensils of capacity from stock-tanks and vessels generally has been atteuded'with considerable loss in consequence of overflowing.

To prevent waste from overflowing, and to render the operationv of filling casks or utensils (with such liquids as oil and beer) less dependent on the attention of workmen are the main objects of my invention.

For these purposes I providea ller or apparatus, which, when attached to or placed on a cask, ts tightly to the outer surface thereof around the bunghole, and electually prevents escape of liquid through between it and the cask. Such apparatus is also provided with a spout to convey away and save any liquid that may overtiow toa gutter leading to a tank or vessel, or directly to a vessel.

Figure l is a perspective view of my saidfiller, the tastening-nut being run back or left slack on the itself to the form of' the Cask, and is caused to fitY closely thereto by a fastening-clamp.

'Ihe said fastening-clamp consists of three parts, e being a hooked piece which is passed into the cask through the bung-hole, f being a screwed stem, and g a locking-nut with a handle.

7|. is a guide-bar for the stem f, and

i, a spring which bears on the cask, and equalizies the pressure on d.

y' shows part of a cask, and

k gutter to convey away any liquid that overflows.

' tion iirstabove described.

In adjusting this apparatus on a cask, before paSS- ing the illing-nozzle or ordinary filler into the bunghole, or pouring the liquid into a, it is simply necess'ary to pass e through the bung-hole, -and turn it into the position under the stave shown by dotted lines in lig. 2, and to screw down g onj` until it reaches h, as also shown by dotted lines. A

By doing so the packing-piece l is compressed, the

pressure being distributed by t', and the -whole made A modification of my said filler is illustrated by Figures 4 and 5,

Fig. 4 being a longitudinal section, and

Fig. 5, a plan view.

l is the body ot' the filler.

m, suspender.

ln., spout.

o, packing-piece.

p, part of cask.

1 1, spiral springs placed in a recess in l, and pressing against the rigid backing r of the packing-piece o. The force with which these springs act is equivalent to the weight of the apparatus; hence it is usually made of considerable weight.

rlhis modification adapts itself to the form of the -cask without special fixing or clamping, hence it isv only necessary to place it ou the cask around the bung-hole for use; in practice I prefer the" modifica- It will be obvious that by using-the abovcapparatus one workman will be enabled to attend to the .filling of a number of casks. Should any of them overow no loss will be sustained, as the liquid will be conveyed along the spout, thence to the gutter or other vessel.

Havingnow described the nature .of my said invention, and particularizedthe same bytwo modifications, I wouid have it understoodthat,

That I claim is-L The combination of the body a, spout c, packingpiece el, and fastening-clamp e fg, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

DAVID COPE.-

Witnesses:

J.. T. KING, Trios. Davison. 

